In the web app manifest: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/OpenWebApps/The_Manifest there is an "installs_allowed_from" value, which can be used to prevent an app being installed from domains other than those listed.
My understanding was that a principle of the "Mozilla way" of doing app stores is that we wanted a variety of stores - anyone can set one up, and stores would compete on ease of use, etc. We are not trying to set up a third monopoly store alongside the iTunes store and Google Play. For this to work, stores should be able to collect web apps and offer them to people. However, the manifest value "installs_allowed_from" seems to work in entirely the opposite way; how could a new player enter the app store space if none of the existing apps could be installed through their store? Or have I missed something? Could the team explain the purpose of this value? What security concern prompted its inclusion in the manifest format? Thanks, Gerv _______________________________________________ dev-webapps mailing list dev-webapps@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapps
